Is Sona restaurant closing? A Sona representative said the West Hollywood restaurant's "management company has exited the fine dining business resulting in a public sale of their assets," scheduled for Wednesday. All inventory, furniture, fixtures, equipment a

For the love of seafood: Providence is partnering with the Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach to host a "Seafood for the Future Dinner" on Nov. 18. The aquarium's Seafood for the Future program encourages people to make environmentally...

When you dine at Beacon in Culver City, maybe you also get a little piece of the legendary restaurants Spago, Ma Maison and LâErmitage â all places Beaconâs Kazuto Matsusaka has worked. And thatâs true at many restaurants, as newcomers...

For Tinseltown, Sunday may have been all about the Golden Globe Awards, but for 20 of L.A.âs most prominent chefs and restaurateurs it was about the surprise party they had been planning for months in honor of two extraordinary patrons....

Steve Samson, the highly praised chef at David Myers' Orange County restaurant, Pizzeria Ortica, is leaving to pursue his own project, the David Myers Group has announced. Samson, a former Valentino chef, has been at Ortica since it opened in...

Good Thursday Morning, Fellow Seekers. We're a little under-caffeinated this morning, so we'll dispense with the usual preambles and formalities and just dive right into the Top Five stories making news this 19th day of April. 1. For the second...

California lawmakers and advocacy groups are ramping up efforts to win national monument designation for four scenic vistas in the state, from vast stretches of the Mojave Desert to redwood stands along the Pacific Coast Highway to canyons and mountains near the state's famous wine country.
The designation typically takes lands already owned by the government and walls them off from new mining, roads and power lines. Recreational activities such as hunting, fishing, hiking and horseback riding are...

These are the last days of Sona, the elegant restaurant on La Cienega Boulevard that has been a fixture of Los Angeles' fine-dining scene for nearly eight years. On Saturday, after the final mignardises go out to the last diners, the restaurant will shutter — at least for now.
A little more than a year ago, David Myers, Sona's ambitious, photogenic chef-owner, was at the helm of an empire. It included not only his flagship Michelin one-star restaurant but also modern brasserie Comme Ça, a small...

(Dec. 20) GOP presidential hopeful Mitt Romney released 37 new Maryland endorsements on Tuesday, including Anne Arundel County state Sen. Bryan W. Simonaire and Baltimore County Del. William J. Frank.
Recent polls show Romney running even or slightly behind former House Speaker Newt Gingrich among likely Republican voters nationally. But in terms of organization and endorsements, Romney appears to be leading in traditionally blue Maryland. Romney unveiled his first round of endorsements in the state in...

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The Bachelorette It's time for "The Men Tell All" episode, with bachelors from this season confronting Desiree, and each other, before a preview of the season finale. 8 p.m. ABC
Get Out Alive With Bear Grylls In this new episode Bear drops the remaining teams off in the middle of a bay, and...

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Last Man Standing Mandy (Molly Ephraim) decides she wants to quit school and use her college fund to launch her own clothing line. Of course, Mike (Tim Allen) doesn't like this idea. 8 p.m. ABC
Rake A powerful agent (Peter Jacobson) accuses Mikki's (Bojana Novakovic) ex-pimp (Cedric...